Electronic Thermal Management for Autonomous Vehicles

The student team will design a functional energy harvesting prototype for the primary computational subsystem in an autonomous vehicle, focused on maximum possible efficiency. The prototype will reflect the operational requirements of an actual, in-design autonomous vehicle engine. Potential avenues of inquiry include incorporation of thermo-electric materials to harvest heat, utilization of excess energy to power cooling fans, transference of heat systems requiring warming, etc.

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Students who successfully match to this project team will be required to sign the following two documents in January 2018: